Origins of the Shires surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 33North West 21Isle of ManYorkshire 599East Midlands 10West Midlands 19East 10London 147South East 80South West 4South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Shireses lived in yorkshire

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    720 Shires Travel & migration records
    7,900 Shireses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Shires

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    What are the most common Shires first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Shireses

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Shireses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    22

    Woollen Weaver

    19

    Charwoman

    18

    Cotton Weaver

    18

    Domestic Servant

    18

    Commmon male occupations for Shireses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    80

    Coal Miner Hewer

    27

    General Labourer

    24

    Tailor

    24

    Joiner

    23

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